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Creating 

Co-Chairs: Tim Jackson, Kevin Newman

Concentrating on developing content and commercialization opportunities
Kevin Newman of Global National is a "storyteller", someone who creates content and shares it with Canadians, while Tim Jackson, founder and Partner of Tech Capital Partners focuses on investing in the wireless, communications, new media and internet sectors. Together, these Co-Chairs will focus on the how we commercialize the content we're creating.

Monday, May 10

10:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.New Government Rules for Media - There's a NEW GAME IN TOWN!
2:00 p.m.- 3:20 p.m.Lessons Learned - Business Models for the Arts
3:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Business Models for Web 3.0 - What is Commercialization for Creativity?

Tuesday, May 11

10:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Futuristic Session -  How to Create Compelling Content?
1:00 p.m.- 2:20 p.m.Who is the Audience for Compelling Content?
2:30 p.m. -3:50 p.m.How Does the Creative Community Need to Change?

*Details subject to change.

 

Session Details

 

New Government Rules for Media - There's a NEW GAME IN TOWN!

Federal and Provincial representatives will each discuss new policies and approached to new Media and what help is available. This will be followed by a discussion. Please see supporting material, the CMF InfoKit to the right.

Chairs:Kevin Newman
Panel:Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, Canada New Media Fund
Karen Thorne-Stone, President & CEO, Ontario Media Development Corporation

Lessons Learned - Business Models for the Arts

This will begin with a historical discussion on what lessons have been learned to date that will feed into additional Creating Stream sessions over the course of the conference.

Chair:Tim Jackson
Panel:Dominique Sebastien Forest, Vice President Digital, Transcontinental
Jeff Craib, Senior Vice‐President, S.L. Feldman and Associates
Steve Billinger, CBC

Business Models for Web 3.0 - What is Commercialization for Creativity?

Discussion on how to go forward in Web 3.0 - how do we commercialize creativity within this context?

Chair: Tim Jackson
Panel:Craig Silverman, Managing Editor, PBS Media Shift and IdeaLap
David Gratton, Work at Play
Jacob Glick, Google Canada
Scott Stratten, unMarketing
Wilf Dinnick, Openfile.ca
Debra Hanson, Stratford Shakespeare Festival

Futuristic Session -  How to Create Compelling Content?

What are the stats that are driving the creation of digital content in Canada and how does that drive what we do going forward?  What are the key questions we need answered?  Join this discussion to help feed the growth and development of the digital arts. 

Chairs:Kirk LaPointe, Managing Editor, The Vancouver Sun
Panel:David Usher, Singer/Songwriter
Craig Thompson, Producer, Writer & Director
Debra Hanson, Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Wilf Dinnick, Openfile.ca

Who is the Audience for Compelling Content?

The audience is anyone who will share their stuff. What kind of Content for different mediums? Here are the tools - how will you design your stage?

Chairs:Kevin Newman and Tim Jackson
Panel:

Chul Lee, Chief Technology Officer, Thorra
Carol Leaman, CEO, PostRank.com
Melissa Schenk, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, MS2 Productions, /A\ News London
Antoni Cimolino, General Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival

How Does the Creative Community Need to Change?

What are the new business models for the Creators? Going beyond just pleasing bureaucrats for funding and truly delivering creative content to the Audience.

Chairs:Kevin Newman
Panel:

Paulette Bourgeois, Author
Denis Dyack, Founder and President, Silicon Knights
Ian Kelso, Interactive Ontario
Wojtek Kawczynski, Transgaming
Emma Westcott, OCAD

 

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Stream Info

Location: Main Plenary
Hashtag: #can3create
Blog: http://www.canada30.ca/blogs/creatingstream

Documents to Read

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